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„It's not the world that's cruel," Neil said. "It's the people in it.”
„You have a problem,” Andrew said, „wherein you only invest your time and energy into worthless pursuits.”
„This,” Neil flicked his finger to indicate the two of them, „isn't worthless.”
„There is no 'this'. This is nothing.”
„And I am nothing,” Neil prompted. When Andrew gestured confirmation, Neil said, „And as you've always said, you want nothing.”
Before getting up, though, he said, „I really want to know when Coach figured this out.”
„It isn't a 'this',” Andrew reminded him.
Neil didn't roll his eyes, but it was a near thing. „I really want to know when Coach figured out that you want to kill me only ninety-three percent of the time.”
Chapter Twelve
„University,” he said quietly. It sounded like a dream; it tasted like damnation.
1. fejezet
„Do you believe in fate?”
Neil heard the faint scorn in the other man's voice. „No. Do you?”
„Luck, then,” Aaron said, ignoring that return question.
„Only the bad sort.”
„We're flattered by your high opinion of us, of course.”
2. fejezet
„I am not a pipe dream,” Neil said. „I'm not going anywhere.”
„I didn't ask you.”
„Ask me,” Neil insisted, „or stick around long enough to figure it out for yourself.”
„I'll get bored of you eventually.”
„You sure?” Neil asked. „Rumor has it I'm pretty interesting.”
„Don't believe everything you hear.”